Glenda
Glenda is a feminine given name.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Glenda
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Glenda is a feminine given name.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Glenda
The earliest SSA record of Glenda as a baby girl name dates back to 1900, when 5 babies received it. 1950 was its biggest year on record, with 4,215 newborns named Glenda — #87 in the national rankings. About 32% of every Glenda on record arrived during the 1950s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Glenda ranks #5,586 for baby girls with 22 births, gradually falling (-9%). All told, over 109K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1900s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Notable people named Glenda
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Glenda (musician) , Glenda López Exposito (born 1988), Cuban singer, songwriter, and flute player
- Glenda Adams (1939–2007), Australian author
- Glenda Collins (born 1943), English pop singer
- Glenda Dickerson (1945–2012), American theatre director
- Glenda Farrell (1904–1971), American actress
- Glenda Gilmore (born 1949), American historian of the Southern United States
- Glenda Goertzen (born 1967), Canadian author
- Glenda Hatchett (born 1951), American television jurist known as "Judge Hatchett"
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Names that sound like Glenda
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About the name Glenda
Glenda is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1900 and has accumulated 109K births in the dataset. Glenda's peak popularity came in 1950 when it ranked #79. Use the chart and map above to compare Glenda's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.